1. |
The River
01:17
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Small girl in a small room
She cries she cries
Hold me in a river that I've cried
Give me back my innocence
Give me my fifth year
Tell me why at 27 I still held my fear
But it's too late
I am losing my soul
I think that now is the time
To see what I can find
So when you see the girl in a small room
As she cries, she cries
Hold me in a river that I've cried
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2. |
Humdrum
04:18
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Bella's down reflecting again
On what her life has become
She's worked hard to garner a husband a home
And now for sure she's alone
And it's oh so sorry
Oh how sad
Yes it's oh so sorry
Oh how sad
She cries, I can't make it alone
Cause I fear for my life here on my own
And I'm never going back to where I'm from
Back to that place we all know
As Hum Drum
Beauty lies so far from her heart
It's an ugly sight to behold
And once in a while she takes out a mirror
To stare and look for here soul
And it's oh so sorry
Oh how sad
Yes it's oh so sorry
Oh how sad
She cries, I can't make it alone
Cause I fear for my life here on my own
And I'm never going back to where I'm from
Back to that place we all know
As Hum Drum
Pretty the faces she's wearing
She's taken hours preparing
Just so she can be
Perfect, perfect
Yes the price was paid
And all the best plans were laid
But lonely is an eye sore
And by this she stands and stays
She cries, I can't make it alone
Cause I fear for my life here on my own
And I'm never going back to where I'm from
Back to that place we all know
As Hum Drum
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3. |
Blind
04:17
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Hey Hey
Hey Hey
She will be blind
Failure bait you gather the wasted and the laziest men
Available today
Don't you see the reasoning's not lost on me
Here today
Don't you think you're worth your weight in gold
Enough to hold and save
Instead you give yourself away
She goes blind
Hey Hey
Hey Hey
Yeah
She will be blind
Hey Hey
Hey Hey
Yeah
When the sun comes up you'd think be light for everyone to see
Not for those who keep caged in and locked in misery
Wondering what they should do, could do, would do
With all this empty space
Seek answers from a better place
She goes blind
Hey Hey
Hey Hey
Yeah
She will be blind
Hey Hey
Hey Hey
Yeah
Each one starts out saying that your kind
You fall in love at the drop of a dime
Hold on baby everything will be fine
Talks to you and promises to stay
Later he turns and simply walks
Hold on baby everything will be fine
Hey hey
Hey hey
Yeah
She will blind
Hey Hey
Hey Hey
Yeah
Wrapped in a heart beat
Pale is the skin
When this pain comes
Never will it end
She will be blind
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4. |
Reflection
04:23
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Hate only comes from an outside place
No I think that's wrong cause I've seen it's face
Staring back at me
Looking so familiar
I try to forgive but I just can't forget
The thing I don't want is this pain and regret
It's going to end up replacing
All my good memories
See there's a sad reflection that stares at me
With wounded eyes and a lack of sleep
It's my voice I hear saying words to keep
Don't give up me
Should've known better but couldn't is my best
I spend all my time crying over the rest
But what's it going to get me
If I don't save myself
This is the lesson
Now this is the time
To pick up what's left
Hold close what is mine
What I have here is oh so amazing
Still there's a sad reflection that stares at me
With wounded eyes and a lack of sleep
It's my voice I hear saying words to keep
Don't give up me
Hold over baby the rains gonna come
The fear that holds on gonna all come undone
Don't you ever forget it
And the thing I don't want is this pain and regret
I've spent all my time crying over the rest
But what's it going to get me if I don't save myself
See there's a sad reflection that stares at me
With wounded eyes and a lack of sleep
It's my voice I hear saying words to keep
Don't give up me
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5. |
Ruling Feelings
02:57
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Cool cool sleep tonight
For the first time let there be dreams sweet dreams
I miss you
This mass dynamite
For the first time let my voice reach you tonight
There's nothing here but ruling feelings
You and I side by side
Sing sweetly good words tonight
I have only one thing to give you
A heart with some idea
That for the first time I know you're real
There's nothing here but ruling feelings
Warm and generous are your eyes
There's you and I side by side
Holding hands by the ocean
Late at night
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6. |
Grey
04:50
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8 in the morning
Grey out my window
I've lost touch with myself again
Can't hide these feelings
Happens to me once in a while
I look around and I can't see the point in it all
But I've got a home
I've got security
I've got a man who'll promise
Faith once in a while
It's grey out my window
So slide past my window pane
Help me won't you bring someone to me door
And get me out of here
It's cold and it's grey
I'm a little scared once in a while
Roll back this heartache
Kill off my tears
Help me find arms to wrap around my fears
Cause outside these walls
Outside this rain, cool rain
Outside of everything that makes me feel alone
It's grey out my window
So slide past my windowpane
Help me won't you bring someone to me door
Get me out of here
Cold rain
Come on give to me
Cold fame will wash away
Cold people just want you down
It's cold
It's grey
I am a little scared once in a while
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7. |
Home
05:24
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Baby showed up doing crushing the mood
I'm only saying so it's understood
It's all right
Yeah it's all right
Curse the battle baby life is a sing
Get a handle on it don't give in
It's all right
Yeah it's all right
Home is where my heart lies
Momma tells me somehow life will go
Count your blessing baby
Long live song
It's all right
Yeah It's all right
I could cry but it won't save my heart
So I gotta go and find my start
It's all right
Yeah it's allright
Home is where my heart lies
Wake up baby now 123
There's a fire burning can't you see
It's all right
Yeah it's all right
Fuck the liars who will never be real
I gotta leave so that I can be free
It's all right
Yeah it's all right
Home is where my heart lies
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8. |
Limbo
03:23
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Help me out of this limbo very long
I've been waiting for someone outside my window
I know this is my passage way to home
From mistakes that I have made and this hurt that's left a hole
Baby cries out that she needs something good to look forward to
I never said love was easy but I've got to try
Now tell me where is this road that leads me back to serenity
Of a calm beating heart and relief of a quiet mind
Can't you see
It's as bad as it can be
Too many hours on my hands
Too much time for me to think
I know I'll find a place that I call home
That is deep inside of me
Where I never feel alone
Baby cries out that she needs someone good to hold on to
I never said love was easy but I've got to try
Now tell me where is this road that leads me back to serenity
Of a calm beating heart and a mind that knows
It ain't true
What they say
There's no rule book out there today
Anyone who tells you that there is
Will be lying
Help me out of this limbo very long
I've been waiting for someone outside my window
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9. |
Hail Hail
04:31
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As I lay my hands on the dresser drawer
I look into the mirror and I pray some more
I pull out the slate of my promises
To see how far I've come from before
I made wish I made a move
I count on everything
Something true
Hail Hail
Here we are
We are drinking our drinks with the syncs and the super stars
We are acting the family
I'm sure you'll let me know when I go astray
But since when have these people I don't even know
Cared about me anyway
As I hang in the bar
How the stories come to me
How I'm too big for my britches
A dead give away
I wonder why being a nice guy
Isn't good enough for people these days
See I've worked hard for what I wanted
Now I refuse to be ashamed
Hail Hail
Here we are
We are drinking our drinks with the syncs and the super stars
We are acting the family
I'm sure you'll let me know when I go astray
But since when have these people I don't even know
Cared about me anyway
Gold of mine, gold of mine
A wish can come true
If I blow out the candle
Will my wish come through
Gold of mine, gold of mine
A wish has come through
Now I've blown out the candle and my wish has come true
It's come true
Despite me anyway
It's come through
Hail Hail
Here we are
We are drinking our drinks with the syncs and the super stars
We are acting the family
I'm sure you'll let me know when I go astray
But since when have these people I don't even know
Cared about me anyway
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Carrie Akre Seattle, Washington
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